Clothesline-bracket



P. J. G. VETTER.v

CLOTHESLINE BRACKET.

APPLICATION FILED ofc. l. 1919.

Patented Oct. 18, 1921.

TNVENTOR ATTORNEY |T Il Y "mmmmn"ummmmmunumInunmlnmlmllllmg UNITEDSTATES,

PHILIP J'. G. VETTER, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

CLOTHESLINEBRAGKET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented oct. is, isai.

Application filed December 1, 1919. Serial No. 341,740.

To ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, PHILIP J Gr. Vnrrnn, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residing at 2345 Putnam avenue, Brooklyn, New York, in thecounty of Queens and State of New York, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements .in Clothesline-Brackets, of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to clothes line supports andhas particularreference to that class of such devices as are intended for use inapartment houses or the like where the clothes to be dried are hung fromwindows along lines leading to distant posts or other supports.

Among the objects of the invention is to provide a means of a cheap,simple and reliable nature adapting the operator to hang the clothesupon the line without the necessity of reaching out of the window forthis purpose. i With the foregoing and other objects inV view, theinvention consists in the arrangement and combination of partshereinafter` described and claimed, and while the invention .is notrestricted to the exact details of construction disclosed herein, stillfor the purpose of illustrating a practical embodiment thereof referenceis had to the accompanying drawings, in which like reference charactersdesignate the same parts in the several views, and in which- Figure 1 isa side elevation of a clothes line apparatus showing the positionthereof with respect to the building while the clothes are being putupon the line and projected outwardly through the window.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view through the center of the attaching bracket.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation on an enlarged scale showing the movable armfolded downwardly so that the window may be closed.

Fig. 4 is a detailed perspective view of the combined double hook andpivot pin on which the bar and clothes line are supported.

. Fig. 5 is a detail of one end of the pivoted bar.

In Figs. 1 and 2, the bracket or other part adapted to be attached tothe window frame 1 is shown as in the form of a metal plate 2 havingholes 3 therein for attaching it by screws 4 or other fastening means tothe window frame 1. Said plate is provided with a slot 5 or otherguideway adapted to receive and guide a pin 6 or the like on the pivotedbar 7. Preferably said slot is inclined to the vertical and possesses astraight or regular portion 8 and a recess at either end, the upperrecess 9 being preferably sub stantially vertical and the lower recess10 substantially horizontal.

The clothes line supporting bar 7 is pivoted on said bracket adjacentits inner end by any suitable means such as a pin 11 secured in saidbracket working in a slot 12 in said bar. Said slot is elongated so thatthe bar may have a limited slidable movement as wellA as rotation. Saidvpin 11 may also have one or more hooks 13 and 14 thereon for guiding theclothes line 15. The outer end of the bar is also rovided with a hook 16to which a pulley 1 may be attached. It will be understood that thedouble line 15 runs around a similar pulley (not shown) on a pole in theyard for instance. The slot 5 is prefer-V ably duplicated by a reverselyinclined por tion 8 in the lower portion of plate 2, which is providedwith the vertical recess 9. By this simple means, not only,` may the bar7 be folded either upwardly or downwardly when it is desired to closethe window to suit the preference of the operator, but the importantadvantage is gained thatthe same bracket may be attached toeither sideof the window frame, thereby lessening manufac turing costs.

From the foregoing description the general use of my invention will bereadily apparent. If desired to hang the wash on the line the bar 7 isturned to asubstantially horizontal position as shown in Fig. 1 andpushed to the right so that the pin 11 engages in the niche l0. Afterthe lower portion of line 15 is disengaged from hook 13 (see dotted line15 in Fig. 1) each piece is then pinned to the line and the line hauledoutwardly in the usual manner. After the operation is completed the lineis replaced in hook 13 and the bar is drawn to the left, disengaging thepin from the niche as aforesaid, and turned either-'downwardly orupwardly according to the desire of the operator and when it is insubstantially vertical position pushed upwardly or downwardly as thecase may be to engage the pin in one of the vertical recesses or niches9 or 9. By this movement the tautness of the line is maintained withoutundue stretching and at the same time the tension on the line serves tomaintain the rod in its locked position as shown in Fig. 3 by pullingupwardly on the rod and holding the pin in the niche. It will also benoted that in Fig. l the tene sion of the line also acts to maintainthe1 pin in niche l0 and the rod in the horizontal position Without theuse of springs or other means.

In accordance with the provisions oLt' the patent statutes, I haveherein described the principle or" operation of my invention, togetherWith the apparatus, which I novv consider to represent the bestembodiment there of, butI desire to have it understood that theapparatus shown only illustrative and that Vthe invention can be carriedout by other means. Also, While it is designed to use'the variousfeatures and elements in the combination and relations described, someof these may be altered and others omitted. Without interfering with themore general results outlined, and the invention extends to such use. Y

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patentis: i Y

l. A clothes line support comprising a bracket adapted to be secured toa Window frame and having a slot therein, a clothes line supporting barpivotally and slidably attached to said bracket, a pin on said baradapted to Work in said slot, and means 'on said barV for guiding aclothes line.

`2. A clothes line support comprising a ibracket adapted to be securedto a Window frame and having a slot therein, a clothes line supportingbar pivotally and slidably attached to said bracket, a pin on said bar,said slot having a pair of niches at spaced points thereon adapted toreceive the pin and hold the bar' in either of two angular' positions,and means on said bar for guiding a clothes line.

3. A clothes line support comprising a u'bracket adapted to be securedto a Window frame and having an angularly positioned guideway, verticaland lateral recesses therein, a bar slidably and pivotally mounted onsaid bracket, and means on said bar engaging in said guidevvay andadapted to hold the bar either substantially vertical or substantiallyhorizontal When in the proper recess.

4i. A clothes line support comprising a bracket adapted to be secured toawvindovv frame and having an angularly positioned guidevvay,substantially vertical and horizontal recesses therein, a bar slidablyand pivotally mounted on said bracket, a guide Jor the line mounted onsaid bracket adjacent the pivot of said bar, and means on said barengaging in said guideway and adapted to hold the bar eithersubstantially vertical or substantially horizontal when in the properrecess, theV tension of the line serving tochold said means in thelocked position.

5. A clothes line support comprisingl a Abracket adapted to be Securedto a vvindovv frame and having aslot therein, a clothes line supportingbar pivotally and slidably attached to said bracket, means adjacent theouter extremity of said bar for securing a clothes line, a iixed guidefor the line adjacent the pivot of saidbar, and a pin on said bar on theopposite side of the Vpivot from said securing means, said slot being ofangu.

lar form with the apex of said angle extending in the opposite directiontothe bar when in its horizontal position and having a horizontal nicheat said apex and a vertical niche at each end of said slot, said nichesbeing signature.

PHILIP J, G. VETTER.

